Simultaneous PET/MR imaging in a human brain PET/MR system in 50 patients - Current state of image quality

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3472-3478

  Schwenzer, N F ^a   Stegger, L ^b   Bisdas, S ^a   Schraml, C ^a   Kolb, A ^a   Boss, A ^a,c   Muller M ^a   Reimold, M ^a   Ernemann, U ^a   Claussen, C D ^a   Pfannenberg, C ^a   Schmidt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DOTATOC; FDG; Hybrid imaging; Methionine; PET MR

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GALLIUM 68; METHIONINE C 11;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON SPECTROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867029910     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.12.027     Document Type: Article

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